College Football Recruiting 2012: The 7 Most Surprising Recruiting Classes

There have been a lot of surprises this year in recruiting, especially with regard to recruiting classes. Is that a surprise? No, and it's not surprising that it isn't a surprise. Wait, I'm confused now.

Anyway, for this read, I'm going to give you the seven most surprising recruiting classes in college football this 2012 cycle. Whether the class is a pleasant surprise or a bad shock, they're on this list.

Nebraska

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Now we get to Big Red, as they are on the opposite side of the spectrum from Big Blue.

Nebraska has just 11 commitments, and they are not on a good track right now.

It's shocking because, with the move to the Big Ten, the energy surrounding the Cornhusker program and Nebraska having a solid class last year, you'd imagine they'd be in store for a better output then they've shown right now.

Texas A&M

The Aggies are the most surprising to me, because they aren't a recruiting juggernaut on a consistent basis.

It's been a roller coaster cycle for the folks in College Station, as first Mike Sherman started hot on the trail, then he got fired. Sherman had commitments from QB Matt Davis, RB Trey Williams, LB Corey Thompson, DB Kenny Marshall and LB Jordan Richmond.

Now, Kevin Sumlin has to find a way to hold onto Williams, Thompson and WR Bralon Addison. It's a surprise here.